--- description: The iconic pop star showcased his comedic chops when he appeared on the show in 1997 title: Remember When Prince Sang About Breakfast on 'The Muppets'? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Remember When Prince Sang About Breakfast on _The Muppets_? by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2016 8:07 AM CUT by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2016 8:07 AM CUT Following his [untimely death](http://time.com/4303558/prince-dead-paisley-park-57/ "undefined") on Thursday, a majority of the tributes pouring in for Prince have centered — appropriately — around his music ability. But the pop legend also had a great sense of humor and some serious comedic chops, one of the best displays of which came in 1997 when he appeared on _The Muppets_ as “the Artist Formerly Known as Prince.” After putting on a country accent and running away from an alligator dressed by a dog, he shows off his musical chops in a skit where he proves he can get ideas for songs “anywhere” — in this case, by coming up with a catchy tune about breakfast food called “Starfish and Coffee.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4304475/prince-dead-muppets-sesame-street/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4304475/prince-dead-muppets-sesame-street/"},"headline":"Remember When Prince Sang About Breakfast on The Muppets?","datePublished":"2016-04-22T08:07:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:57:36.857Z","description":"The iconic pop star showcased his comedic chops","url":"https://time.com/4304475/prince-dead-muppets-sesame-street/","keywords":["Music","Prince","song","Muppets"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4304475/prince-dead-muppets-sesame-street/","name":"Remember When Prince Sang About Breakfast on The Muppets?"}}]}] ```